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Obliques · Intermediate

Medicine Ball Single Leg Wood Chop

Rotational core drill that develops coordinated trunk strength and control using a medicine ball, with emphasis on the obliques.

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Exercise overview

Training details

ObliquesCoreGlutes

Equipment

Medicine Ball

Sets × reps

3 × 12 / side

Rest

1 min

How to perform it

Step-by-step instructions

  1. 01Stand on one leg holding a medicine ball with both hands.
  2. 02Rotate your torso and chop the ball from an overhead position down to the opposite side.
  3. 03Return to the starting position and repeat.
  4. 04Switch legs after a set number of repetitions.
  5. 05Complete the prescribed repetitions, then change sides and repeat with the same control.

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